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The Burden of Chronic Diseases and Their Risk Factors

National and State Perspectives
This document provides updated information on the prevalence of selected chronic diseases and their risk factors in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Scroll down to view the information by disease and risk factor, or click on the map at right to view by state.


Note: An errata (PDF-28K) is available for early versions of this publication. These changes have been made to the HTML version.

This report is also available in Portable Document Format (PDF-1.6M). You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDF files.

Preface

Section I
The Burden of Chronic Diseases as Causes of Death, United States

Tables and Figures


Section II
The Burden of Heart Disease, Stroke, Cancer, and Diabetes, United States

Cardiovascular Diseases

Cancer

Diabetes


 


Section III
Risk Factors and Use of Preventive Services, United States

Cigarette Smoking

Lack of Physical Activity

Poor Nutrition

Overweight

Lack of Mammography Screening

Lack of Sigmoidoscopy or Colonoscopy

Lack of Fecal Occult Blood Test

Lack of Health Insurance


Section IV
Chronic Diseases, Risk Factors, and Preventive Services, by State


Section V
The Burden of Arthritis, United States

The Burden of Arthritis as a Cause of Disability


Section VI
Appendix

CDC’s Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Grants to States

Technical Notes


For more information or additional copies of this document, please contact the

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Mail Stop K–40,
4770 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717
(770) 488-5706
ccdinfo@cdc.gov
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp

 

 




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